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PCI participated by exhibiting at the Luzerne, Bradford, Columbia and Union County’s Township Officials Annual Conferences from August – October. Every county in Pennsylvania (except Philadelphia, which has no townships) has formed a county association of township officials. Members of these county associations meet regularly to discuss issues of local and regional importance. The conferences typically include training opportunities, guest speakers from the state and local level, and exhibits by vendors hoping to do business with local municipalities.

FEMA has developed a standardized Elevation Certificate form that is used to gather elevation data for the purpose of accurately assessing flood risks to structures located in Flood Hazard Zones. An Elevation Certificate must be prepared and certified by a Pennsylvania licensed Land Surveyor. An Elevation Certificate contains:

Governor Corbett signed a bill allowing for the creation of stormwater authorities.

A bill aimed at improving stormwater management in Pennsylvania was signed into law by governor Tom Corbett. Senate Bill 351, authored by Senator Edwin “Ted: Erickson (R-Chester), enables the creation of stormwater authorities to help create a stable source of funding for municipal management planning and projects. The bill ...

Peters Consultants, Inc. once again exhibited at PMAA’s 71st Annual Conference & Trade Show August 26 and 27th.

PMAA’s Annual Conference & Trade Show is the largest gathering of authority board members, managers, engineers, and consultants in Pennsylvania. The event was August 25 – 28 and held at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, PA.

A licensed professional engineer (PE) evaluates, plans, designs, supervises, and/or consults on the construction or operation of: utilities, houses, office buildings, shopping centers, roads, bridges, storm water management, sanitary sewer design and management, etc., machines and equipment and other projects and processes that require the application of engineering principles and data to safeguard people and property. Individuals, government agencies and private companies employ professional engineers.

What Credentials Does A Pennsylvania Licensed Professional Engineer Have?

Peters Consultants, Inc. once again participated with Career Day at Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School. David Seatter, licensed Professional Land Surveyor, our Chief of Surveys and AutoCAD Manager, along with Jeff Brutosky, our Survey Crew Chief, demonstrated field surveying principles using GPS surveying equipment as well as a traditional total station to Drafting and Design ...

Licensed surveyors must have a current license and registration, have a National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying certificate of qualifications, meet experience and education criteria, and successfully pass state land surveying principles and practice examinations.

To become a licensed land surveyor, an applicant must complete the state surveying fundamentals examination, obtain certification as a surveyor-in-training and meet board experience requirements. These requirements include graduation from a four-year civil engineering program, at least six years of surveying experience or an ...

Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program for medium to light-weight vehicles now open.

An estimated $10 million in grants is now available through the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program for organizations, non-profit agencies, for profit companies, commonwealth or municipal authorities and local transportation organizations. The grant funds available will include an opportunity to propose projects which will convert or purchase natural gas vehicles weighing less than 14,000 pounds as well as convert or purchase electric, propane, or other alternative fuel vehicles of ...

The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is a non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to promoting electrical safety in the home, school, and workplace. To commemorate National Electrical Safety Month, ESFI spearheads an annual campaign to educate key audiences about the steps that can be taken in order to reduce the number of electrically-related fires, ...

We attended the PA One Call Excavator Program in Danville, Montour County. This event was mainly intended for contractors and excavators, however this allowed Peters Consultants, Inc. to better understand what responsibilities contractors have, which allows us to advise our clients and contractors we work with of safe digging practices. Presented by Kevin Goldblum from PA One Call, for more information visit www.pa1call.org.

We attended the PAG-02 Permit Revision Training seminar in Allentown, PA. This training session included recent updates on the Permit ...